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More music: Yoshiki Classical report and May’n’s return to America

Thursday, May 8th, 2014

Master musician Yoshiki played at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall.  Take a look at our report here.

The galactic fairy May’n is also set to return to America with her Dots and Lines 10th Anniversary tour and we’ve got some info here.   If you live in Los Angeles or San Francisco, take note and mark your calendars.

Music - KPP in San Francisco/Yoshiki announces a classical world tour

Friday, February 21st, 2014


A couple of musical tidbits today.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu visited San Francisco as part of her KPP NANDA WORLD TOUR. I’ve got the report and some photos over here.

Rock legend Yoshiki just announced the Yoshiki Classical World Tour.  He’ll be on piano with a string section accompaniment.  Read up here.

Right Stuf & Viz Media Partners Up!

Friday, February 21st, 2014

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, has announced a partnership with leading online anime retailer and video publisher Right Stuf, Inc. Right Stuf will offer annual subscriptions to the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP digital manga magazine, bundled with their Got Anime membership, offering exclusive product discounts and other offers. (more…)

Blue Exorcist Manga Promotion

Friday, February 21st, 2014

VIZ Media announces a special digital manga discount on the hit supernatural action adventure series.BLUE EXORCIST. For a limited time only from February 22nd until March 3rd, fans can check out the inspiration for the anime debuting this weekend on Adult Swim’s Toonami block with $1.00 off the digital MSRP (regularly $6.99) on Volumes 1-10 of the hit series, making all volumes available for only $5.99 (U.S. / CAN) each. The sale price will be available through the VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga app for iOS and Android, and special pricing may be available through the digital partners storefronts for Nook, Kindle, GooglePlay, iBooks and Kobo. (more…)

Naruto Shippuden On Toonami.

Thursday, November 7th, 2013

VIZ Media has announced the debut of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series on Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block beginning in January 2014. North American fans can catch dubbed and uncut adventures featuring the world’s most popular ninja from the beginning with a new episode airing each week. Check local listings for specific airtimes and channel availability. (more…)

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle For Doldrey Release.

Friday, August 16th, 2013

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II

VIZ Media beckons anime fans to join the battle-hardened mercenary, Guts, for a new action-packed anime feature film epic as it announces the debut of BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC II- THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY on DVD and Blu-ray. The new release, which is available now, is rated ‘M’ for Mature Audiences and carries a DVD MSRP of $19.98 U.S. / $24.98 CAN and a Blu-ray MSRP of $24.98 U.S. / $27.50 CAN. (more…)

Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan Set 2 DVD & Blu-Ray Release.

Friday, August 16th, 2013

VIZ Media delivers the latest supernatural action and adventure of NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN as it announces the release of Set 2 of the popular anime series on DVD and Blu-ray on August 20th.

NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN Set 2 is rated ‘TV-14’ and will carry a DVD MSRP of $44.82 U.S. / $43.24 CAN and a Blu-ray MSRP of $54.97 / $66.15 CAN. The 2-disc set features Episodes 14-26 as well as bonus material including production art and an official trailer. (more…)

Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic Manga

Friday, August 16th, 2013

Magi
VIZ Media offers a captivating new reimagining of the classic story One Thousand and One Nights (also known as the Arabian Nights) with the debut of MAGI: THE LABYRINTH OF MAGIC, now available. The new series, by Shinobu Ohtaka, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, is published under the Shonen Sunday imprint, and carries an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. (more…)

Tiger & Bunny Comic Anthology 2 In 1.

Friday, August 16th, 2013

VIZ Media delivers an entirely new take on the superhero manga action of TIGER & BUNNY with the release of the TIGER & BUNNY: COMIC ANTHOLOGY 2-IN-1. The new release is now available, and is rated ‘T’ for Teens, carrying an MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN.

Inspired by the hit anime series from Sunrise Studio, Ltd., TIGER & BUNNY (also licensed in North America by VIZ Media), the TIGER & BUNNY: COMIC ANTHOLOGY features a collection of humorous shorts by an all-star manga artist line-up. The volume also includes 4 full-color bonus pages featuring key character artwork from the anime series. (more…)

Shonen Jump Goes International

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

VIZ Media significantly expands the global English audience for WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP as it debuts the innovative digital manga (graphic novel) magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa starting on July 4th. WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP is VIZ Media’s weekly digital serial anthology that features the latest chapters from a variety of popular manga (graphic novel) series on the same day they appear in the Japanese Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. (more…)